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default

[dih-fawlt, dee-fawlt] / dɪˈfɔlt, ˈdiˌfɔlt /




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Google and Apple are already closely tied, with Google paying out tens of billions of dollars every year to be the default search engine on the iPhone's Safari web browser.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Users can choose this to be the app's default landing page.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The chart pattern shows that the high-yield index can be much more volatile, and of course, it reflects a higher credit default rate.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

The court issued a default judgment and said the Stratocaster was a copyrightable work of art.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

There was more than one way to think about Mike Burry’s purchase of a billion dollars in credit default swaps.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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